diff --git a/build-parent/pom.xml b/build-parent/pom.xml
index f79176605cc73..9d6447d6231eb 100644
--- a/build-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/build-parent/pom.xml
@@ -844,76 +844,6 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
-
-        <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
-                        <extensions>true</extensions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                            <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-                            <keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>true</keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-sources</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <!--
-                        ## IMPORTANT ##
-                        In your ~/.m2/settings.xml you need to add and edit the following profile:
-                        <profile>
-                            <id>release</id>
-                            <properties>
-                                <gpg.useagent>false</gpg.useagent>
-                                <gpg.executable>/usr/local/Cellar/gnupg@1.4/1.4.23_1/bin/gpg1</gpg.executable> <- use gpg1 on Mac OS X
-                                <gpg.homedir>~/.gnupg</gpg.homedir>  <- Update to your own directory
-                                <gpg.passphrase>******</gpg.passphrase> <- Add your passphrase
-                            </properties>
-                        </profile>
-                         -->
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>dokka</id>
             <activation>
diff --git a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/pom.xml b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/pom.xml
index f509c3e126758..403d63c5ab140 100644
--- a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/devtools/gradle/gradle-extension-plugin/pom.xml b/devtools/gradle/gradle-extension-plugin/pom.xml
index 167202ad095dd..78cf5a5a51acf 100644
--- a/devtools/gradle/gradle-extension-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/devtools/gradle/gradle-extension-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -54,11 +54,10 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/extensions/spring-web/resteasy-classic/tests/pom.xml b/extensions/spring-web/resteasy-classic/tests/pom.xml
index 0a2d62f28fa83..11a817c0c5d5b 100644
--- a/extensions/spring-web/resteasy-classic/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/spring-web/resteasy-classic/tests/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/extensions/spring-web/resteasy-reactive/tests/pom.xml b/extensions/spring-web/resteasy-reactive/tests/pom.xml
index ba357ab66af96..4165d38d819d8 100644
--- a/extensions/spring-web/resteasy-reactive/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/spring-web/resteasy-reactive/tests/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/pom.xml b/independent-projects/arc/pom.xml
index f360d120244bd..439491816fc80 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
         <version.compiler.plugin>3.11.0</version.compiler.plugin>
         <version.enforcer.plugin>3.2.1</version.enforcer.plugin>
         <version.surefire.plugin>3.1.2</version.surefire.plugin>
-        <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.8</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>
@@ -342,68 +341,6 @@
                 <format.skip>true</format.skip>
             </properties>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
-                        <extensions>true</extensions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                            <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-                            <keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>true</keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-sources</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <!-- ## IMPORTANT ## In your ~/.m2/settings.xml you
-                            need to add and edit the following profile: <profile> <id>release</id> <properties>
-                            <gpg.useagent>false</gpg.useagent> <gpg.executable>/usr/local/Cellar/gnupg@1.4/1.4.23_1/bin/gpg1</gpg.executable>
-                            <- use gpg1 on Mac OS X <gpg.homedir>~/.gnupg</gpg.homedir> <- Update to
-                            your own directory <gpg.passphrase>******</gpg.passphrase> <- Add your passphrase
-                            </properties> </profile> -->
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>format</id>
             <activation>
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/tests/pom.xml b/independent-projects/arc/tests/pom.xml
index f26613fc99119..b5e79a575f83e 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/tests/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml b/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml
index 4c0d1072332e5..1236a615edb48 100644
--- a/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
         <version.compiler.plugin>3.11.0</version.compiler.plugin>
         <version.enforcer.plugin>3.2.1</version.enforcer.plugin>
         <version.surefire.plugin>3.1.2</version.surefire.plugin>
-        <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.8</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
         <jandex.version>3.1.3</jandex.version>
 
         <!-- Dependency versions -->
@@ -283,73 +282,6 @@
                 <format.skip>true</format.skip>
             </properties>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
-                        <extensions>true</extensions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                            <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-                            <keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>true</keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-sources</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <!-- ## IMPORTANT ## In your ~/.m2/settings.xml you
-                            need to add and edit the following profile:
-                            <profile>
-                                <id>release</id>
-                                <properties>
-                                    <gpg.useagent>false</gpg.useagent>
-                                    <gpg.executable>/usr/local/Cellar/gnupg@1.4/1.4.23_1/bin/gpg1</gpg.executable> <- use gpg1 on Mac OS X
-                                    <gpg.homedir>~/.gnupg</gpg.homedir> <- Update to your own directory <gpg.passphrase>******</gpg.passphrase> <- Add your passphrase
-                                </properties>
-                            </profile>
-                        -->
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>format</id>
             <activation>
diff --git a/independent-projects/enforcer-rules/pom.xml b/independent-projects/enforcer-rules/pom.xml
index c2f3e5d6274bf..e7a5826dae2e6 100644
--- a/independent-projects/enforcer-rules/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/enforcer-rules/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
         <maven-invoker-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-invoker-plugin.version>
         <maven-core.version>3.8.8</maven-core.version>
 
-        <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.8</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
         <!--
            Supported Maven versions, interpreted as a version range (Also defined in build-parent)
         -->
@@ -211,68 +210,6 @@
                 <invoker.skip>true</invoker.skip>   <!-- maven-invoker-plugin -->
             </properties>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
-                        <extensions>true</extensions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                            <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-                            <keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>true</keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-sources</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <!-- ## IMPORTANT ## In your ~/.m2/settings.xml you
-                            need to add and edit the following profile: <profile> <id>release</id> <properties>
-                            <gpg.useagent>false</gpg.useagent> <gpg.executable>/usr/local/Cellar/gnupg@1.4/1.4.23_1/bin/gpg1</gpg.executable>
-                            <- use gpg1 on Mac OS X <gpg.homedir>~/.gnupg</gpg.homedir> <- Update to
-                            your own directory <gpg.passphrase>******</gpg.passphrase> <- Add your passphrase
-                            </properties> </profile> -->
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>format</id>
             <activation>
diff --git a/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 55adab6682577..6f8820fb8e911 100644
--- a/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
         <version.compiler.plugin>3.11.0</version.compiler.plugin>
         <version.enforcer.plugin>3.2.1</version.enforcer.plugin>
         <version.surefire.plugin>3.1.2</version.surefire.plugin>
-        <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.8</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-plugin-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-plugin-plugin.version>
         <jackson-bom.version>2.15.2</jackson-bom.version>
         <smallrye-beanbag.version>1.3.2</smallrye-beanbag.version>
@@ -476,73 +475,6 @@
                 <format.skip>true</format.skip>
             </properties>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
-                        <extensions>true</extensions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                            <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-                            <keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>true</keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-sources</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <!-- ## IMPORTANT ## In your ~/.m2/settings.xml you
-                            need to add and edit the following profile:
-                            <profile>
-                                <id>release</id>
-                                <properties>
-                                    <gpg.useagent>false</gpg.useagent>
-                                    <gpg.executable>/usr/local/Cellar/gnupg@1.4/1.4.23_1/bin/gpg1</gpg.executable> <- use gpg1 on Mac OS X
-                                    <gpg.homedir>~/.gnupg</gpg.homedir> <- Update to your own directory <gpg.passphrase>******</gpg.passphrase> <- Add your passphrase
-                                </properties>
-                            </profile>
-                        -->
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>format</id>
             <activation>
diff --git a/independent-projects/parent/pom.xml b/independent-projects/parent/pom.xml
index 6b32a582213ab..560466ba3468f 100644
--- a/independent-projects/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/parent/pom.xml
@@ -697,6 +697,31 @@
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <!--
+                        ## IMPORTANT ##
+                        In your ~/.m2/settings.xml you need to add and edit the following profile:
+                        <profile>
+                            <id>release</id>
+                            <properties>
+                                <gpg.useagent>false</gpg.useagent>
+                                <gpg.executable>/usr/local/Cellar/gnupg@1.4/1.4.23_1/bin/gpg1</gpg.executable> <- use gpg1 on Mac OS X
+                                <gpg.homedir>~/.gnupg</gpg.homedir>  <- Update to your own directory
+                                <gpg.passphrase>******</gpg.passphrase> <- Add your passphrase
+                            </properties>
+                        </profile>
+                         -->
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
@@ -757,6 +782,8 @@
                         <configuration>
                             <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
                             <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                            <keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>true</keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>
                             <stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>60</stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
diff --git a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
index db702dcaf0ecc..b66f8eafb0323 100644
--- a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
         <version.compiler.plugin>3.11.0</version.compiler.plugin>
         <version.enforcer.plugin>3.2.1</version.enforcer.plugin>
         <version.surefire.plugin>3.1.2</version.surefire.plugin>
-        <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.8</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
         <mutiny.version>2.4.0</mutiny.version>
         <smallrye-common.version>2.1.2</smallrye-common.version>
         <vertx.version>4.4.5</vertx.version>
@@ -586,68 +585,6 @@
                 <format.skip>true</format.skip>
             </properties>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
-                        <extensions>true</extensions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                            <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-                            <keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>true</keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-sources</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <!-- ## IMPORTANT ## In your ~/.m2/settings.xml you
-                            need to add and edit the following profile: <profile> <id>release</id> <properties>
-                            <gpg.useagent>false</gpg.useagent> <gpg.executable>/usr/local/Cellar/gnupg@1.4/1.4.23_1/bin/gpg1</gpg.executable>
-                            <- use gpg1 on Mac OS X <gpg.homedir>~/.gnupg</gpg.homedir> <- Update to
-                            your own directory <gpg.passphrase>******</gpg.passphrase> <- Add your passphrase
-                            </properties> </profile> -->
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>format</id>
             <activation>
diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
index f6a954498313c..9fdf19df1d301 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
         <mockito.version>5.3.1</mockito.version>
         <version.enforcer.plugin>3.2.1</version.enforcer.plugin>
         <version.surefire.plugin>3.1.2</version.surefire.plugin>
-        <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.8</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
         <quarkus.version>${project.version}</quarkus.version>
         <maven-model-helper.version>25</maven-model-helper.version>
         <jandex.version>3.1.3</jandex.version>
@@ -344,73 +343,6 @@
                 <format.skip>true</format.skip>
             </properties>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
-                        <extensions>true</extensions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                            <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-                            <keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>true</keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-sources</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <!-- ## IMPORTANT ## In your ~/.m2/settings.xml you
-                            need to add and edit the following profile:
-                            <profile>
-                                <id>release</id>
-                                <properties>
-                                    <gpg.useagent>false</gpg.useagent>
-                                    <gpg.executable>/usr/local/Cellar/gnupg@1.4/1.4.23_1/bin/gpg1</gpg.executable> <- use gpg1 on Mac OS X
-                                    <gpg.homedir>~/.gnupg</gpg.homedir> <- Update to your own directory <gpg.passphrase>******</gpg.passphrase> <- Add your passphrase
-                                </properties>
-                            </profile>
-                        -->
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>format</id>
             <activation>
diff --git a/integration-tests/pom.xml b/integration-tests/pom.xml
index 076ee8143c1e6..69ed92eff3146 100644
--- a/integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/integration-tests/test-extension/extension-that-defines-junit-test-extensions/pom.xml b/integration-tests/test-extension/extension-that-defines-junit-test-extensions/pom.xml
index 6b988bd6524d4..098a40bf6ea35 100644
--- a/integration-tests/test-extension/extension-that-defines-junit-test-extensions/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/test-extension/extension-that-defines-junit-test-extensions/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/integration-tests/test-extension/extension/pom.xml b/integration-tests/test-extension/extension/pom.xml
index d2d462cb386ef..9ccf2cc5c4d43 100644
--- a/integration-tests/test-extension/extension/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/test-extension/extension/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/integration-tests/virtual-threads/pom.xml b/integration-tests/virtual-threads/pom.xml
index ad4352cc4506a..0e70fcb25a22f 100644
--- a/integration-tests/virtual-threads/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/virtual-threads/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2574b2a868f50..093edfca0e11d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
         <graalvmHome>${env.GRAALVM_HOME}</graalvmHome>
         <postgres.url>jdbc:postgresql:hibernate_orm_test</postgres.url>
 
-        <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.8</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
         <gitflow-incremental-builder.version>4.5.0</gitflow-incremental-builder.version>
         <quarkus-platform-bom-plugin.version>0.0.93</quarkus-platform-bom-plugin.version>
 
@@ -253,73 +252,6 @@
             <modules>
                 <module>relocations</module>
             </modules>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
-                        <extensions>true</extensions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                            <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-                            <keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>true</keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>
-                            <stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>60</stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-sources</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <!--
-                        ## IMPORTANT ##
-                        In your ~/.m2/settings.xml you need to add and edit the following profile:
-                        <profile>
-                            <id>release</id>
-                            <properties>
-                                <gpg.useagent>false</gpg.useagent>
-                                <gpg.executable>/usr/local/Cellar/gnupg@1.4/1.4.23_1/bin/gpg1</gpg.executable> <- use gpg1 on Mac OS X
-                                <gpg.homedir>~/.gnupg</gpg.homedir>  <- Update to your own directory
-                                <gpg.passphrase>******</gpg.passphrase> <- Add your passphrase
-                            </properties>
-                        </profile>
-                         -->
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
         </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>tcks</id>
diff --git a/tcks/pom.xml b/tcks/pom.xml
index cab353810baae..d6ffca4d59489 100644
--- a/tcks/pom.xml
+++ b/tcks/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
                 </configuration>